Hey Im in desperite need of help to get rid of this annoying virus or malware...

Ive been reading about other peoples problems but im not one to try their solutions.

I have a red x for a c drive icon, computer is laggy, numerous error messages ( see below ) and pop up internet window for some storage protector website. Also have quite a lot of pos.tmp files in c drive, and also 2 icons on desktop that are windows update and a help and support icon.
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Error Messages

Important - Potential Errors found in the system

During a scan of the files at system startup, potential errors in the system registery were found.
p-07-0100: 1f SYSVER 0xff00024
NT_Kernel error 1256
KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

i was getting the same s*** u wher gettin..sm malware..tried searching got a result..helped me ..hope it does t he same ....*this is not my work..i just ctrl+x, ctrl+v*

A few things before we begin:
1. Please follow my instructions exactly as specified and in the order given.
2. Please do not make any software additons/subtractions unless I ask you to until we're finished. It helps me clearly understand what's happening with your system.
3. It's best to print these instructions for reference as you work through the steps.
4. You don't need to be a computer wizard to do this, you simply need to follow the printed instructions, step by step.
Preliminary Setup
First, do this ==> show all files:
Windows XP
-Click Start.
-Open My Computer.
-Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options.
-Select the View Tab.
-Under the Hidden files and folders heading select Show hidden files and folders.
-Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files (recommended) option.
-Click Yes to confirm..
General Cleanup
Please download by clicking here => ATF Cleaner by Atribune, saving it to your desktop.
This program is for XP and Windows 2000 only

Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.

Under Main choose: Select All

Click the Empty Selected button.

If you use Firefox browser:

Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All

Click the Empty Selected button.

NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.

If you use Opera browser:

Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All

Click the Empty Selected button.

NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.

Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.

For Technical Support, double-click the e-mail address located at the bottom of each menu.
Note that your system will boot slower after running this application. Don't panic, your system speed will come back.

Hijackthis cleanup
Then close all applications/browsers/windows, run hijackthis and hit the scan button.

Open a new Notepad session (Do not use a Word Processor or WordPad). Click "Format" and be certain that Word Wrap is not enabled. Right-click | Paste the Code box contents from above into Notepad. Click File, Save as..., and set the location to your Desktop, and enter (including quotation marks) as the filename: "CFscript.txt" . Using your mouse, drag the new file CFscript.txt and drop it on the ComboFix.exe icon as shown:

Important: Have no other programs running. Your Task Bar should be clear of any program entries including your Browser.

A window may open with a warning. Type "1" (and Enter) to start the fix. When the scan completes Notepad will open with with your results log open. Do a File, Exit and answer 'Yes' to save changes.

A caution - Do not run Combofix more than once. Do not touch your mouse/keyboard until the scan has completed, as this may cause the process to stall or your computer to lock. The scan will temporarily disable your desktop, and if interrupted may leave your desktop disabled. If this occurs, please reboot to restore the desktop. Even when ComboFix appears to be doing nothing, look at your Drive light. If it is flashing, Combofix is still at work.

A file will be created at => C:\Combofix.txt. I'll need to see that in your reply.

Do not run this program more than once

Position Hijackthis
Please delete hijackthis.exe that is on your desktop.

Click on the Do a system scan and save a logfile button; HT will then scan and a log showing the results should open in notepad.

Click on Edit > Select All (or CTRL+A) then click on Edit > Copy (or CTRL+C) to copy the contents of the log to your clipboard.

Save the file in Notepad for subsequent posting.
Post Back
Please post back with the following:
-Contents of C:\Combofix.txt;
-New Hijackthis log;
-System status...how are things now???
Note that your combofix log will likely need more than one post to show. Use the Preview button at the bottom to see if you've gotten it all.
Good Luck

* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure to checkmark the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad.
* Post the log back here.

Make sure that you restart the computer.

The log can also be found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt
Or at C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt

any new ideas? my laptop seems 10 times faster, just the screen from the welcome on windows xp to showing the desktop is a little slow. and if this looks clean then doi just delete the 2 icons on desktop and how do i change the c drive icon back to normal?